Copps, other Liberal presidential candidates boast endorsements

Former Liberal Cabinet minister Sheila Copps sent out a press release today revealing endorsements from four party heavyweights, namely former ministers Herb Gray and Lloyd Axworthy, former Assembly of First Nations chief Ovide Mercredi and the woman some are styling Copps after, former national party president Iona Campagnolo.

In an interview with Postmedia News last month, Copps herself noted the “eerie” similarities between the Liberal Party in 1984 (when it was reduced to 40 seats and was bankrupt) and 2011. To that end, she didn’t shy away from comparing herself to Campagnolo, the former minister who became the first woman to head the Liberal national party executive. Watch next week for that interview and pieces about the other four national party candidates as well.

As for the endorsements, it might be prudent now to provide a list of endorsements that each candidate has received and publicly announced: